Annam's land is in the shape of a belt, very narrow from east to west, long and narrow from north to south, with a long coastline to the east, facing China, Luzon and Johor across the sea from north to south.
On the land to the west, it is adjacent to Nanzhang and Khmer from north to south, to the north it is bordered by the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi, and to the south it is also facing Johor across the sea;
As long as the port of Saigon in Annan is captured, we can launch an attack through the sea towards the headquarters of the Southern Army.
Annan is very narrow from east to west. From the Nanzhang border in the west to the Nanhua Sea in the east, the narrowest point is only 50 kilometers, but it is 1,600 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of about 330,000 square kilometers.
Judging from the topography of Annan, if we attack from the north to the south, the front of the attack will be narrow, with a depth of 1,600 kilometers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack;
If we attack from east to west, with a frontage of 1,600 kilometers and a depth of dozens of kilometers, it is easy to attack but difficult to defend, and it is impossible to defend.
The Japs stationed in Annan naturally understood this truth. When the Chinese Expeditionary Force occupied Nanzhang, the Southern Army no longer had much hope in holding Annan, but they were unwilling to give up;
Annan is now useless to the Japanese. Since the 5th Division and other units supporting the Emerald Kingdom were annihilated a year ago, the Southern Army has only deployed two C-class divisions, the 78th and 79th, with more than 30,000 men in Annan. It is mainly used to deal with the increasingly powerful Annan National Salvation Army.
The main force of the 78th Division is stationed in the northern area centered on Hanoi, and the main force of the 79th Division is stationed in the southern area centered on Saigon.
The Chinese Independence Army suddenly launched an attack from Nanzhang to Annan, advancing from west to east;
The Japs' garrisons in various places are very scattered. Most of the strongholds only have one squadron of Japs. They can deal with the guerrillas just fine, but they are helpless against the group attacks of the independent army.
A depth of dozens of kilometers was easily penetrated. Thanks to the help of the Annan National Salvation Army, the attack was sudden. In just one day, the Japanese in the central narrow strip were wiped out;
The Japanese who had not been eliminated were defeated one after another towards the core areas of the north and south, and the independent army's attack was as easy as a march.
At the same time, the main forces of the New First Army and the New Second Army launched multi-pronged attacks on Khmer;
The Khmer only had one 39th independent mixed brigade, with only a few thousand Japanese soldiers, unable to withstand the 70,000 troops of the New First Army and the New Second Army;
In particular, the armored division of the New First Army was invincible and reached the capital Phnom Penh in one day. The 39th Independent Mixed Brigade lost more than half of its troops and the rest retreated to Phnom Penh.
The expeditionary force did not give them a chance to breathe at all. They launched an attack on Phnom Penh overnight and captured the city in less than an hour.
There are less than 3,000 Japs in the city, but those attacking the city are the New 22nd Division and the 2nd Division of the New First Army, a mechanized division and an infantry division, with more than 20,000 people, ten times the number of Japs, and they have a huge firepower advantage, and they also got With the help of the Khmer National Salvation Army, the right time, place and people were all available;
Liao Jianchu, commander of the 22nd Division, said to Liu Fangwu, commander of the 2nd Division:
"Let my brother go. We won't wait until daybreak. With only two or three thousand Japs, our brothers will be rounded up. If the battle cannot be resolved before daybreak, we won't be able to see the commander-in-chief!"
After the First World War in the Far East, Liu Fangwu discovered that Liao Jianchu's perception of Commander Chu and the Eighth Route Army had changed a lot. He immediately became energetic and became more confident in pulling him over. The new First Army was missing this fortress.
Thinking of this, he said intentionally or unintentionally:
"Brother Jianchu, it's fun to fight with the commander-in-chief. The Eighth Route Army regained North China, Manchuria and Mongolia in the north, and also recovered more than one million square kilometers of homeland from Lao Maozi;
Seal the wolf and live in Xu, as a Chinese soldier, it is fun to think about it! "
Liao Jianchu nodded and said:
“We, the soldiers, should defend our homeland and recover our lost territory, so that our lives will not be wasted;
The lifelong pursuit of the Huangpu soldier has been achieved by the General Secretary and the Eighth Route Army. Although our camps are different, I, Liao Jianchu, am convinced of their great achievements in the north!
Fortunately, our expeditionary force was not bad at all. It pacified Jade and occupied Siam, and now it launched an attack on Annam and Khmer. It defeated the Japanese southern army and annihilated nearly 300,000 elite Japanese soldiers. This is unimaginable on the domestic battlefield.
Let me go, brother, if it is true as the commander-in-chief said, my expeditionary force will fight all the way to the Japanese’s hometown, as a Chinese soldier, I will have no regrets in this life! "
A faint smile appeared on Liu Fangwu's lips. Some things should not be rushed. Wait until Luzon is captured before taking drastic measures.
"Brother Jianchu, the brothers have already entered the city. Come on, let's have a good sleep in the city tonight!
With enough energy, I will launch an attack on Saigon in Annan tomorrow, and also see what Paris in the East is like. "
"Okay, let my brother go. Let's go and have a look together. Even if the fart is a little bigger, we dare to call it the Paris of the East. The toad yawns, and his tone is not small."
After Liao Jianchu finished speaking, the two of them laughed and strode away towards Phnom Penh City with the headquarters.
The battle in Khmer was uneventful. It took only one day and one night for the New First Army and the New Second Army to occupy the entire territory of Khmer and annihilate an independent mixed brigade of 6,000 Japanese soldiers.
The happiest thing about this is the Khmer National Salvation Army. The Chinese Expeditionary Army agreed and will gradually hand it over to them after capturing Khmer. The Chinese Expeditionary Army will not occupy an inch of Khmer land. This is the style of a great country.
The Khmer National Salvation Army was formed. Khmer people lined the streets to welcome the Chinese Expeditionary Force and jointly celebrated the liberation of Khmer from the devils.
On the second day, except for leaving one division to assist the Khmer National Salvation Army in taking over the place, the New First Army and the New Second Army crossed the border between Khmer and Annan and launched an attack on the southern region of Annan in three directions.
At that time, troops arrived at the gates of Saigon City at noon, and all the remaining 79th Division troops, about 10,000 people, were driven into Saigon City.
In the northern region, various units of the Independence Army annihilated more than 6,000 Japanese soldiers in a day and a half of fighting, and also drove the remnants of the Japanese 78th Division to Hanoi City. Da Nang was occupied by the 1st Division of the Independence Army.
When the news reached the Southern Army Headquarters, the old devils were in an uproar.
Seeing the chaotic meeting place, General Judaiji Temple punched the conference table with his fist and said angrily:
"Baga Yalu, are you going to the market? Do you still have the training that a senior imperial officer should have?"
The conference room suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a needle drop. The old Japanese in the temple still had a very high prestige in the army, and even the commanders of the armies did not dare to make any more noise.
Temple Shouichi said with a livid face:
"Gentlemen, it's just Annan, the sky won't fall!
Since the Chinese occupied Nanzhang and Siam, it was only a matter of time before the loss of Annam and Khmer. The 78th Division and the 79th Division will fight for the Empire and His Majesty until the last moment. This is the unparalleled glory of the Imperial soldiers.
According to reports from the intelligence department, Chu Xiong has returned to the south from the north. The southern battlefield that has been silent for several months will definitely usher in a storm. The test of our southern army has arrived!
The Chinese Expeditionary Force had stored war supplies for several months and came prepared this time. Their appetite definitely went beyond Khmer Annam;
Everyone, tell me, after the Chinese Expeditionary Force occupied Annan, where was the next target of the attack? "
